{"id":12039,"date":"2025-12-28T02:31:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=12039"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:37:17","slug":"alcohol-killing-800000-europeans-annually-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/28\/alcohol-killing-800000-europeans-annually-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol killing 800,000 Europeans annually \u2013 WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excessive drinking is contributing to increased injury, violence, and premature deaths across the region, according to a new report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alcohol use is contributing to around 800,000 deaths in Europe every year, accounting for one in every eleven deaths, according to a report by the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n

In a new fact sheet published this week, the agency said the continent has “the highest alcohol consumption levels globally,”<\/em> with drinking contributing substantially to premature mortality and injury.<\/p>\n

Based on 2019 data, the latest year available, nearly 145,000 injury deaths in the region were attributable to alcohol, the report said. The largest categories were self-harm, road injuries, and falls.<\/p>\n

According to the organization, drinking has also been closely linked to interpersonal violence, including assaults and domestic abuse, identifying it as a major contributing factor to violent injury deaths across the region.<\/p>\n

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Young people are particularly at risk, with alcohol affecting brain development and decision-making during adolescence and early adulthood. WHO said drinking can impair memory and learning ability, as well as increase the risk of long-term harm, including alcohol use disorders and other mental health problems.<\/p>\n

Among adolescents and young adults, alcohol remains a leading risk factor for injury-related disability and premature death.<\/p>\n

“Alcohol is a toxic substance that not only causes seven types of cancer and other noncommunicable diseases, but also impairs judgment and self-control, slows reaction times, reduces coordination and promotes risk-taking behavior,”<\/em> said Carina Ferreira-Borges, Regional Adviser for Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and Prison Health at WHO\/Europe. “This is why it is implicated in so many preventable injuries and injury deaths.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Eastern European countries account for about half of all alcohol-attributable injury deaths, compared to less than 20% in western and southern parts of the region, the data show.<\/em><\/p>\n

In Russia, drinking habits have shifted over the past two decades, with the share of people who do not consume alcohol nearly doubling<\/a>, according to recent surveys. The data also shows that beer<\/a>, rather than vodka, remains the most commonly consumed alcoholic drink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Excessive drinking is contributing to increased injury, violence, and premature deaths across the region, according to a new report Alcohol use is contributing to around 800,000 deaths in Europe every year, accounting for one in every eleven deaths, according to a report by the World Health Organization. In a new fact…<\/p>\n

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